Lucknow: Prateek Yadav, the stepbrother of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and son of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, passed away in Lucknow on Wednesday morning. He was 38 years old.
According to sources, Prateek Yadav was taken to Civil Hospital around 6 am, where doctors declared him brought dead. The exact cause of his death has not yet been disclosed. A post-mortem examination is currently underway, and further details are awaited.
Prateek was the son of Sadhana Gupta, the second wife of Mulayam Singh Yadav. Despite belonging to one of Uttar Pradesh's most prominent political families, he largely stayed away from active politics.
Recent Social Media Posts
His death comes just days after he publicly accused his wife, Aparna Yadav, of damaging his relationship with his family. Earlier this month, in a lengthy post shared on his verified Instagram account, Prateek described Aparna as a "family destroyer" and accused her of being self-centred and focused on gaining fame and influence.
"I am going to divorce this selfish woman as soon as possible. She ruined my family ties. All she wants is to become famous and influential. Right now, I am in a very bad mental health condition and she doesn't bother because it's only herself she bothers about," he wrote under a photograph of Aparna Yadav. "I have never seen such a bad soul, and I was unfortunate to get married to her," he added.
Background of Aparna Yadav
Aparna Yadav currently serves as the vice-chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh State Commission for Women. Prateek and Aparna were married in 2011 in a high-profile ceremony held in Saifai village in Etawah district, the ancestral home of the Yadav family.
Aparna Yadav contested the 2017 Uttar Pradesh assembly election from Lucknow Cantonment on a Samajwadi Party ticket but lost to Rita Bahuguna Joshi. She later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2022 and has since campaigned actively for the party.
Official Reactions
Neither the Samajwadi Party nor the BJP had issued an official statement on the matter at the time of publication.
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